Otis, KS is a small rural town located in the heart of Kansas. The community of 67565 Otis is governed by a three-member town council made up of local citizens who are elected to represent the needs of their neighbors and families. There is also an elected mayor who works with the town council to ensure that all decisions are made in the best interest of the residents. All decisions must follow existing laws and regulations and be approved by the mayor and town council before taking effect. Throughout its history, Otis has been a strong supporter of its local government, ensuring that it remains responsive and accountable to its constituents. As such, community engagement in local politics is encouraged and residents are given opportunities to voice their opinion through public forums or by running for office. In addition, there are regular meetings between the mayor and town council where progress and goals can be discussed openly with members of the public present.
The political climate in Zip 67565 (Otis, KS) is very conservative.
Rush County, KS is very conservative. In Rush County, KS 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rush county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 17.6%.
Rush county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67565 (Otis, KS) is very conservative.
Otis, Kansas is very conservative.
Rush County, Kansas is very conservative.
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Kansas is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Otis, Kansas: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 67565 (Otis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)